Article Summary

A federal judge has stopped the Trump administration from fining thousands of migrants up to $1.8 million each for not leaving the country after deportation orders, calling the fines excessive and legally flawed. The article highlights how these penalties could ruin already struggling people, citing one woman fined over $1.8 million who works two jobs and suffers severe anxiety. The judge ruled the fines violated federal law because they were imposed without proper explanation or process.